take heart

to be brave, hopeful, optimistic

TRANSLATION

take heart: sei tapfer, mutig take heart: sich ein Herz nehmen

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Take Heart. Heart patients in Germany will soon be able to give themselves a checkup using their mobile phones... they can hold their Vitaphone Herz Handy to their chest and four electrodes will take an electrocardiogram. With the press of a button the data is transmitted to a 24-hour center where physicians will analyze the reading."

(Time Magazine - 6th August 2001)

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We use this phrase in 2 different ways:

(1) to encourage someone to do something they may be unwilling to do:

"Take heart during the interview - tell them exactly what your salary expectations are."


(2) to try to cheer someone up who is depressed:

"Take heart, you'll soon find another job."

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